Florida Bans Christian School Teams from Praying Before Games

The left have gone full NAZI mode.

When two private Christian schools convened to compete for the state championship, Florida officials denied their request to pray.

One of the schools — Cambridge Christian — is now suing the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA), claiming the decision to deny students the ability to pray violates both the state and federal constitutions, as well as the Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Prior to the game, students at each school, Cambridge Christian and University Christian, agreed to a joint religious observance before the game began. The size of the venue required the use of the stadium PA system. The FHSAA denied their request, telling the schools that state assets could not be used for religious speech. (RELATED: Christian Coach Suing School That Demanded He Stop Praying)

“First is the fact that the facility is a public facility, predominantly paid for with public tax dollars, makes the facility ‘off limits’ under federal guidelines and precedent court cases,” FHSAA director Roger Dearing wrote. “Second, is the fact that in Florida Statutes, the FHSAA (host and coordinator of the event) is legally a ‘State Actor’, we cannot legally permit or grant permission for such an activity.”

Though the U.S. Supreme Court bans school officials from organizing prayer at such events, students may lead and coordinate such a religious observance. Members of both teams said a prayer before the game began, but onlookers in the crowd did not participate due to the logistical challenges.

“By rejecting Cambridge Christian’s request for pre-game prayer over the loudspeaker on the basis of its religious character and viewpoint, the FHSAA unlawfully prohibited Cambridge Christian’s private religious speech and unreasonably burdened its right to freedom of speech and free exercise of religion,” the suit reads.

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Florida is a Red state with a R governor and thick in the Bible belt, is it not?
If memory serves, its also the state where the majority of democrats are too stupid to clear the chad away from the card when voting.
If they cant figure something as simple as that out, how are we supposed to trust their judgement when it comes to anything at all?
 
let them pray in the locker room

Cambridge Christian School has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Florida High School Athletic Association violated football players’ religious freedoms when they refused to broadcast a pregame prayer over the loudspeaker.

Cambridge played a division 2A Orange Bowl game Dec. 4 against University Christian School of Jacksonville at Camping World Stadium. The teams planned to pray together before the start of the game and wanted to broadcast their prayer over the loudspeaker so spectators could hear it as well.

(snip)

FHSAA officials refused to allow them access to the loudspeaker, saying that they were a state organization and didn’t have the legal right to grant them permission to broadcast the private religious speech, TBO.com reported.

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anything to have an excuse to file a lawsuit. How they use Christianity and how the Jews use their OT and the holocaust is sickening. How we use the attacks on 911 to war with Afghanistan, tear apart Iraq, and Libya, Syria and now to sue SA is beyond comprehension.
All for Zionist and Oil and we wonder why we have some angry Muslims.
 
let them pray in the locker room

Cambridge Christian School has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Florida High School Athletic Association violated football players’ religious freedoms when they refused to broadcast a pregame prayer over the loudspeaker.

Cambridge played a division 2A Orange Bowl game Dec. 4 against University Christian School of Jacksonville at Camping World Stadium. The teams planned to pray together before the start of the game and wanted to broadcast their prayer over the loudspeaker so spectators could hear it as well.

(snip)

FHSAA officials refused to allow them access to the loudspeaker, saying that they were a state organization and didn’t have the legal right to grant them permission to broadcast the private religious speech, TBO.com reported.

Breaking News at Newsmax.com Cambridge Christian School Federal Lawsuit Challenges Prayer Censorship
Urgent: Do You Back Trump or Hillary? Vote Here Now!

anything to have an excuse to file a lawsuit. How they use Christianity and how the Jews use their OT and the holocaust is sickening. How we use the attacks on 911 to war with Afghanistan, tear apart Iraq, and Libya, Syria and now to sue SA is beyond comprehension.
All for Zionist and Oil and we wonder why we have some angry Muslims.
and yet nobody has a problem with the way the atheists twist the establishment cause to get rid of religion, or even how some schools are setting aside times and government owned spaces for the muslims to put their asses in the air and pray to the goat humping fake god.
Why do you think that is.
I think its because the real fear is not from the Christians or the Jewish people, I think it is a serious fear of muslims and the liberals are afraid to do anything that might piss them off. See, the liberals know which religion is the violent one filled with hate harboring animals, and they think that catering to them will make those animals leave them alone.
 
The left have gone full NAZI mode.

When two private Christian schools convened to compete for the state championship, Florida officials denied their request to pray.

One of the schools — Cambridge Christian — is now suing the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA), claiming the decision to deny students the ability to pray violates both the state and federal constitutions, as well as the Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Prior to the game, students at each school, Cambridge Christian and University Christian, agreed to a joint religious observance before the game began. The size of the venue required the use of the stadium PA system. The FHSAA denied their request, telling the schools that state assets could not be used for religious speech. (RELATED: Christian Coach Suing School That Demanded He Stop Praying)

“First is the fact that the facility is a public facility, predominantly paid for with public tax dollars, makes the facility ‘off limits’ under federal guidelines and precedent court cases,” FHSAA director Roger Dearing wrote. “Second, is the fact that in Florida Statutes, the FHSAA (host and coordinator of the event) is legally a ‘State Actor’, we cannot legally permit or grant permission for such an activity.”

Though the U.S. Supreme Court bans school officials from organizing prayer at such events, students may lead and coordinate such a religious observance. Members of both teams said a prayer before the game began, but onlookers in the crowd did not participate due to the logistical challenges.

“By rejecting Cambridge Christian’s request for pre-game prayer over the loudspeaker on the basis of its religious character and viewpoint, the FHSAA unlawfully prohibited Cambridge Christian’s private religious speech and unreasonably burdened its right to freedom of speech and free exercise of religion,” the suit reads.

Keep reading…
Florida is a Red state with a R governor and thick in the Bible belt, is it not?

They voted for Obama twice. The governor is Rep , since th
let them pray in the locker room

Cambridge Christian School has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Florida High School Athletic Association violated football players’ religious freedoms when they refused to broadcast a pregame prayer over the loudspeaker.

Cambridge played a division 2A Orange Bowl game Dec. 4 against University Christian School of Jacksonville at Camping World Stadium. The teams planned to pray together before the start of the game and wanted to broadcast their prayer over the loudspeaker so spectators could hear it as well.

(snip)

FHSAA officials refused to allow them access to the loudspeaker, saying that they were a state organization and didn’t have the legal right to grant them permission to broadcast the private religious speech, TBO.com reported.

Breaking News at Newsmax.com Cambridge Christian School Federal Lawsuit Challenges Prayer Censorship
Urgent: Do You Back Trump or Hillary? Vote Here Now!

anything to have an excuse to file a lawsuit. How they use Christianity and how the Jews use their OT and the holocaust is sickening. How we use the attacks on 911 to war with Afghanistan, tear apart Iraq, and Libya, Syria and now to sue SA is beyond comprehension.
All for Zionist and Oil and we wonder why we have some angry Muslims.
and yet nobody has a problem with the way the atheists twist the establishment cause to get rid of religion, or even how some schools are setting aside times and government owned spaces for the muslims to put their asses in the air and pray to the goat humping fake god.
Why do you think that is.
I think its because the real fear is not from the Christians or the Jewish people, I think it is a serious fear of muslims and the liberals are afraid to do anything that might piss them off. See, the liberals know which religion is the violent one filled with hate harboring animals, and they think that catering to them will make those animals leave them alone.

I don't want to live in a Saudi Arabia ok, therefore, keep religion at home or in churches. I also do not believe in Christian Schools, Muslim Schools, or Jewish Schools, even being a RC, as when one goes out in the real world, all three are mixed together, so how are we suppose to get along? You allow this and you allow Muslim loudspeakers everywhere, bad enough the they allow sucking circumcisions to continue in Hasidic communities.
 
The left have gone full NAZI mode.

When two private Christian schools convened to compete for the state championship, Florida officials denied their request to pray.

One of the schools — Cambridge Christian — is now suing the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA), claiming the decision to deny students the ability to pray violates both the state and federal constitutions, as well as the Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Prior to the game, students at each school, Cambridge Christian and University Christian, agreed to a joint religious observance before the game began. The size of the venue required the use of the stadium PA system. The FHSAA denied their request, telling the schools that state assets could not be used for religious speech. (RELATED: Christian Coach Suing School That Demanded He Stop Praying)

“First is the fact that the facility is a public facility, predominantly paid for with public tax dollars, makes the facility ‘off limits’ under federal guidelines and precedent court cases,” FHSAA director Roger Dearing wrote. “Second, is the fact that in Florida Statutes, the FHSAA (host and coordinator of the event) is legally a ‘State Actor’, we cannot legally permit or grant permission for such an activity.”

Though the U.S. Supreme Court bans school officials from organizing prayer at such events, students may lead and coordinate such a religious observance. Members of both teams said a prayer before the game began, but onlookers in the crowd did not participate due to the logistical challenges.

“By rejecting Cambridge Christian’s request for pre-game prayer over the loudspeaker on the basis of its religious character and viewpoint, the FHSAA unlawfully prohibited Cambridge Christian’s private religious speech and unreasonably burdened its right to freedom of speech and free exercise of religion,” the suit reads.

Keep reading…
Florida is a Red state with a R governor and thick in the Bible belt, is it not?

They voted for Obama twice. The governor is Rep , since th
let them pray in the locker room

Cambridge Christian School has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Florida High School Athletic Association violated football players’ religious freedoms when they refused to broadcast a pregame prayer over the loudspeaker.

Cambridge played a division 2A Orange Bowl game Dec. 4 against University Christian School of Jacksonville at Camping World Stadium. The teams planned to pray together before the start of the game and wanted to broadcast their prayer over the loudspeaker so spectators could hear it as well.

(snip)

FHSAA officials refused to allow them access to the loudspeaker, saying that they were a state organization and didn’t have the legal right to grant them permission to broadcast the private religious speech, TBO.com reported.

Breaking News at Newsmax.com Cambridge Christian School Federal Lawsuit Challenges Prayer Censorship
Urgent: Do You Back Trump or Hillary? Vote Here Now!

anything to have an excuse to file a lawsuit. How they use Christianity and how the Jews use their OT and the holocaust is sickening. How we use the attacks on 911 to war with Afghanistan, tear apart Iraq, and Libya, Syria and now to sue SA is beyond comprehension.
All for Zionist and Oil and we wonder why we have some angry Muslims.
and yet nobody has a problem with the way the atheists twist the establishment cause to get rid of religion, or even how some schools are setting aside times and government owned spaces for the muslims to put their asses in the air and pray to the goat humping fake god.
Why do you think that is.
I think its because the real fear is not from the Christians or the Jewish people, I think it is a serious fear of muslims and the liberals are afraid to do anything that might piss them off. See, the liberals know which religion is the violent one filled with hate harboring animals, and they think that catering to them will make those animals leave them alone.

I don't want to live in a Saudi Arabia ok, therefore, keep religion at home or in churches. I also do not believe in Christian Schools, Muslim Schools, or Jewish Schools, even being a RC, as when one goes out in the real world, all three are mixed together, so how are we suppose to get along? You allow this and you allow Muslim loudspeakers everywhere, bad enough the they allow sucking circumcisions to continue in Hasidic communities.
Jesus prayed in public, Christ hater.
 
Jesus said to pray in your closet. He is saying look at me, and praying to get fired so he can file a lawsuit. He is like one of those Pharisees Jesus was talking about.


Too bad Jesus isn't making the decision for the football team or the state of Florida. Jesus is dead!
 
They should pray and out loud. They have first amendment rights! Oh and take the knee while doing it.
 
Jesus said to pray in your closet. He is saying look at me, and praying to get fired so he can file a lawsuit. He is like one of those Pharisees Jesus was talking about.


Too bad Jesus isn't making the decision for the football team or the state of Florida. Jesus is dead!

Three of our daughters are in gymnastics and they sign the cross before and after an event, invariably there is always some asshat complaining about it, one fat old hag is really vocal and the last time our youngest signed walked by the old bitch and stuck her tongue out at her. Priceless LOL
 
Moslem foot ball team at Fordson High School praying before a game. Hear any objections to this?

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Jesus said to pray in your closet. He is saying look at me, and praying to get fired so he can file a lawsuit. He is like one of those Pharisees Jesus was talking about.


Too bad Jesus isn't making the decision for the football team or the state of Florida. Jesus is dead!
For a dead guy he sure consumes a lot of nonbelievers time looking at this board.
 
Jesus said to pray in your closet. He is saying look at me, and praying to get fired so he can file a lawsuit. He is like one of those Pharisees Jesus was talking about.


Too bad Jesus isn't making the decision for the football team or the state of Florida. Jesus is dead!

Not hardly.

Nope, Jesus is very much alive.
I don't believe it. If he is he's losing the war on evil.
 
Jesus said to pray in your closet. He is saying look at me, and praying to get fired so he can file a lawsuit. He is like one of those Pharisees Jesus was talking about.


Too bad Jesus isn't making the decision for the football team or the state of Florida. Jesus is dead!

Not hardly.

Nope, Jesus is very much alive.
I don't believe it. If he is he's losing the war on evil.

He wins in the end..we know how the story ends. That's the beauty of it all
 
So pray. It amazes me that so many "Christians" don't think it is a prayer unless it is over loudspeakers and everyone can see & hear them being pious.
 

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